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SDTA’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BOB WILLEY, CHAIRMAN

JUSTIN ANDERS, VICE CHAIRMAN

TOM MURPHY, TREASURER

RYAN VIESSMAN, SECRETARY

JERRY OLLERICH, PAST CHAIRMAN

VACANT, ATA VICE PRESIDENT

CHRISTINE ERICKSON, PRESIDENT

SDTA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JEFF BENNETT

STEVE BENNING

PHILLIP CHRISTIAN

DAVE DAILEY

SHANNA GRAY

PETE HALVERSON

ERIC HAMIEL

JEFF HANNAHS

STEVE HOFFMAN

LARRY KLAAHSEN

TIM KOTALIK

JUSTIN LARSON

CHRIS LUTICK

JIM MACIEJEWSKI

TIM MILLER

MATT PARKER

DAN SCHIPPER

BRETT SNOOZY

RYAN VIESSMAN

SDTA’S PAST CHAIRPERSONS

STAN ANDERS

LARRY ANDERSON

ROBERT APPELWICK

DAVID BULTSMA

TED BULTSMA

RICH BURNS

ROBERT CHRISTIAN

LYLE CLEMETSON

DARROLD DEAN

BERNARD FELDHAUS

DUANE FRIMAN

MIKE HABECK

RICK HOOGENDOORN

JERRY OLLERICH

ALTON PALMER

JEFF PARKER

GENE PHILLIPS

MICHELLE SCHIPPER

RANDY THOMPSON

CLIFFORD TJADEN

WAYNE VIESSMAN

STEPHEN WILLERS

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I am going to take my space on the Chairman’s page to address all the drama in the political scene right now.

We have a three-ring circus going on in Washington, D.C., right now. You have newly elected US Representatives that have falsified their entire life. It leads me to wonder first, how he duped the voters in his district and secondly, how he acts like he has done nothing wrong. If we hired an employee who did that, it would be grounds for termination.

Then yet there are four to five additional representatives who continue to spread prejudice remarks and all sorts of falsehoods.

It looks to me like they are wanna’ be movie stars... anything for attention and headlines. What happened to integrity? They have forgotten what they are there for. They work for the people who elected them into that position.

Then there is the situation in Pierre. I cannot believe we tolerate that kind of behavior. You never used to hear or see these kinds of things from the people that are supposed to be our leaders.

By the time you read this, the Board Meeting will have been held. I hope you were able to join us. If not, take a look at pages 23 and 35 for pictures from the Board Meeting and the Legislative Reception and Ice Cream Social.

Bob Willey, SDTA Chairman Bob Willey, Trucking, Gettysburg, SD

SDTA STAFF:

CHRISTINE ERICKSON President cverickson@southdakotatrucking.com

PAM KOLSETH Comptroller pam@southdakotatrucking.com

MICHELLE WELLS Executive Assistant michelle@southdakotatrucking.com

JAY STEENSMA Printshop Manager jay@southdakotatrucking.com

PATTY HINZ Office Assistant/Graphic Designer patty@southdakotatrucking.com

With February nearing its end, my hope is that the white stuff stays away. I think we are all ready for some sunshine and spring weather. We have witnessed the impact on moving products with the Interstate and Highways closed for several days this winter season.

The past couple of weeks has had me hopping with Legislative Session, our Board Meetings and Legislative Event on Monday, February 13th. We had a full day of board meetings with a focus on SDTA finances and moving SDTA forward. I am excited for the challenge of rebuilding our house and bringing in fresh ideas with a focus on modernization and efficiency, with a heavy focus on embracing technology. Our Legislative Event was well attended by our members, the majority of legislators, and their guests. We hope you enjoyed visiting with your senators and representatives during the session. A huge thank you to Board Member Chris Lutick with UPS for sponsoring our SDTA bears given to legislators.

We are over halfway through the 2023 Legislative Session. Weekly Under the Dome emails have been sent to all members highlighting bills we are monitoring on your behalf. Now is the time when time really starts flying, as we are approaching crossover day.

I want to draw your attention to our upcoming events we are hosting. 2023 will be a great year to keep the trucking industry in front of our elected leaders. We recently scheduled our Call on Washington in April. Our South Dakota Federal Delegation has always been accommodating to meet with our crew. This time is critical for us to communicate our concerns and the direction the Federal Government is taking in imposing regulation on our industry.

As always, please reach out to your SDTA staff. We are here to serve you, our membership, and provide value. We are developing a plan to get out in front of you and meet you in your cities.

Onward,

Christine M. Erickson